The political storm brewing in Punjab has taken a new turn with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh openly challenging his own party’s stance on the recent arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia. While the ruling AAP government touts the arrest as a landmark step against drug cartels, Singh has stirred a major controversy by raising pointed ethical and procedural concerns, accusing his own party of using state machinery for political ends.
In a strongly worded Facebook post written in Punjabi, Kunwar Vijay Pratap expressed his disapproval of the manner in which Majithia’s arrest and the early morning raids on his home were conducted. He acknowledged his long-standing ideological differences with the Akali leader but emphasized that principles, policy, morality, and decency must rise above political rivalries. He stated that humiliating a political opponent’s family during dawn raids violated both ethical standards and the dignity of civil conduct in a democracy.
Singh pointed out that when Majithia was previously jailed during the Congress regime over a drug case, the current AAP government did not seek his remand nor conducted any interrogation. In fact, he highlighted that it was the same government that facilitated Majithia’s bail, with the court noting that if there was no need for custodial interrogation, there was no justification for continued detention. Now, with a sudden change of tone and strategy, Singh said, the same government has issued a fresh notice, carried out intrusive raids, and disrupted the personal lives of family members — all in the name of investigation.
The MLA’s remarks are seen as a rare act of political defiance within a party that has maintained a strong top-down narrative. Singh’s post subtly but firmly questions whether AAP’s anti-corruption drive is rooted in principle or selectively applied for political mileage. He argued that repeated misuse of police and vigilance institutions by successive governments has seldom led to lasting or meaningful change and warned that such tactics could erode public trust in the long term.
In his detailed commentary, Singh further added that every family, regardless of social, economic or political status, deserves dignity. He underlined that raiding someone’s home at dawn, especially when women and children are present, may gain media optics but damages the moral fabric of governance. The criticism comes at a time when Punjab’s political atmosphere is already polarized, and Singh’s remarks have added fuel to the debate on institutional ethics and accountability in law enforcement actions driven by political regimes.
His public criticism comes as a rare example of a sitting legislator not only voicing internal dissent but doing so on the grounds of moral and constitutional propriety. It also opens up questions about the evolving power dynamics within AAP, especially in Punjab where the party is attempting to cement its governance credentials amid ongoing drug-related crackdowns.
The arrest of Bikram Majithia has undoubtedly become a pivotal moment in Punjab politics, but Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh’s intervention ensures that the conversation now also includes uncomfortable but necessary debates on state power, political morality, and the very nature of justice in a democracy.
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